Oh, hey, it's that guy who's asleep upright on the bus and doesn't know that you're staring

at him, waiting to see if he'll wake up.

Alayward, back with an episode that's just like musical to our ears.

If you are following the recent release of the fan-created TikTok Ratatouille musical

that came out this past week, but even if literally none of those words in succession

made any sense to you, that's okay.

This analogy is one that is of dark intrigue and cuddles and appalled curiosity, so better

to arm yourself with facts and trivia about the critters that you curse, rats.

But not just any rats, city rats, sewer rodents, pizza rats, chapeau-tlet goblins.

The outdoor pets that none of us own, let's learn to love them.

Okay, but first, some love for you.

Thank you to the patrons.

Thanks to the folks who take a second to subscribe and rate it really matter so much, and the

ones who take a minute or two to leave a review of which I read all while I clutch my heart,

and then I read one aloud such as this week from Kristen G, who says, hooked.

Absolutely love this podcast.

It comes with a dad, and I feel like we have a healthy and inquisitive relationship.

Join the fam.

You will be suckered into eating tim-tams, huffing trees, and cutting bangs.

So Aaron loves turtles, you named a cat after me, and no, it's not weird.

It's great.

Okay, so rodentology comes from the Latin word redere, meaning to na-at or eat away, which

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